“when money becomes the driving force of the state: there must be some moral power beneath, some ambition, that is not only for wealth and safety.”
“I’m a very ordinary girl, Moses. I know that I am. And I always will be. I can’t paint. I don’t know who Vermeer is, or Manet for that matter. But if you think ordinary can be beautiful, that gives me hope. And maybe sometime you’ll think about me when you need an escape from the hurt in your head.”
― The Law of Moses
― The Law of Moses
“It was one of those moments in life where you have to stop. You have to put aside all the problems, all the stress, all the worries, and be in that moment. Be happy. Be grateful. Be glad to be alive.”
― What I Remember Most
― What I Remember Most
“We laughed the type of laugh you laugh when you want to cry and fear has its claws in you and is pulling you down but you’re keeping your chin up and holding it together because if you don’t, you’ll be flat wiped-out.”
― What I Remember Most
― What I Remember Most
“Women who have suffered, no matter how afraid, hold out their hands in aid to help others. To create a loyalty like no other--as strong as an oak, as enduring as a mountain, and as brutal as Time—look no further than a female who has risen from the ashes.”
― Hunted
― Hunted
“People liked religion but they didn’t want to have to exercise any faith. Religion was comforting with all its structure and its rules. It made people feel safe. But faith wasn’t safe. Faith was hard and uncomfortable and forced people to step out on a limb.”
― The Law of Moses
― The Law of Moses
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